Closet-seat.



PATENTED MAR. 26, 1907.

H. PARLEY. cLosBT SEAT.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 3, 1906.

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IIUGH FARLEY, or WASHINGTON, DISTRICT CE COLUMBIA.

CLOSET-SEAT.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented vlv'arch 2 6,` 1907.

Application filed January 3,1906. Serial No. 2945.425.v

To LZ/ whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HUGH FARLEY, a citizen of the United States of America, residing at Washington, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Closet-Seats, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to new and useful improvements in closet-seats g and it is an object of the invention to provide a novel device of this character that will'embody all the advantages of a similar device made of porcelain.

The invention consists, primarily, in providing a closet-seat and Cover therefor which is made of sheet metal of any character having an exterior coating of porcelain. This arrangement is such as to provide the same sanitary features as when a solid porcelain seat is employed, and the saving in material and labor is such as to present a device of great mercantile value.

A further obj ect of the invention is to provide a no vel device of this kind which is made of hollow ware provided with a suitable core, preferably wood, and may be, if necessary, suitably secured to the core.

Further, it is an object of the invention to provide a novel device of this character which will be simple in construction, @flicient inpractice, and economical to manufacture.

Vith the above and other objects in view, which 'will become apparent in the course of the following description, the invention consists in the details of construction and in the arrangement and combination of parts to be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

In describing the invention in detail reference will be had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, wherein like characters of reference denote corresponding parts in the several views, and in which- Figure 1 is a view in perspective, partly in section, of the seat and cover applied, the cover being in a raised position. Fig. 2 is a sectional view showing the seat and cover applied, the cover being in a closed position. Fig. 8 is a detail sectional view of the cover. Fig. 4 is a detail sectional view of the seat, and Figs. 5 and 6 are sectional views of modiiied forms of the invention.

In the drawings, A denotes the flushingbowl, which may be of any preferred or ordinary construction, on which rests the seat which embodies the features of this invention. The seat is of any shape that may be required and is made of any kind of sheet metal formed into a hollow casing 10, which has its exterior surface provided with a coating 11, of porcelain. Within the casing is a core 12, preferably of wood, which is intended to hold the casing in its form, although it may be stated that said core can be dispensed with, provided the material or metal employed possesses in itself su'llicient rigidity. To form the casing, it has been found that it is necessary to make the same in sections, as is shown in Fig. 4. The upper section ay is provided at its lower outer edge with a flange a', which is embraced by the curved flange 1) of the lower section b. The opposite edges of the sections meet within the opening 14 of the seat and have their meeting edges beveled, the edge of the upper section inclining downward, while the edge of the lower sections extends upwardly on a registering incline. The cover 15 is constructed in the same manner as the seat except that it is provided with the rubber buffers 16, adapted to contact with the seat when the cover is closed, and provided with the rubber buffer 17 to contact with the surface against which it rests when elevated. 4

Although a detail description of the cover is not thought necessary, it is stated that 2() indicates the hollow casing provided with the coating 21, of porcelain, and. that 22 indicates the core. This cover may be of any shape and is hinged, as at 23, to the seat in. any preferred. or ordinary manner. To make the cover, it is also necessary to form the same in sections, the upper section d, Fig. 3, overlapping the lower section c, and a securing means g passes through the overlapping portions of the sections and is embedded in the core.

In Fig. 5 is illustrated a slightly-modied form of seat construction. In this form the upper section 7i overlaps the lower section h, and'through the overlapping portions of the sectiors pass a securing means c, which is embedded within the core. For the purpose of ornamentation the edge of the upper section 7ay is bent to lform a bead my. The bead also provides ahold for elevating or lowering the seat, as is often foundnecessary in 'practice.

In Fig. 6 is shown a further modified form of invention wherein the upper section n overlaps the lower section n on both sides IOO IIO

and through the overlapping portions and l through the Cere exteuds the seeuriig meas-,s y?, which, alth i ugh sli-own as a belt, may he of' any form, liuV this construction. it may he stated that the porcelain` coating is het applied uutil after the parts have been assembled. Although-not necessaijy in, the other forms, it may he added that the same statement is applicable te them.

Although it has heee speeilleally stated iu the 'foregeiug description e' the ifilventieu that a coating of pei-Celaia is eu'lployed, it is added that au enamel el any el'iaifwter may i he used.

Having thus Alully described my invent/ien, what l Claim as new, and desire to seeme by ,Letters Patent, is-

l A Closet-seat and oever each comprising a core having a easing, the said easing ezuil sisting of enameled sheets et .metal heut te conform te the contour of the cere; the edges l el one section Overlapping the edges el the other sectie, the said everlappig puii'tieus havifg eeirwiditg apertures, and reiaiuifg; devices exteudi'xfg thx'eugh said apeilul'ls and ewygagig the eure.

2. A, closet-seat aud Gevel' each ummm-isi ug a eure having a easihg, the said easing mmsistihg if enameled sheets el metal heut tu eeuhnm te the ceutem elt the (-,ueg the edges 1 el (me seetioiu overlapping the edges el the other section, the said everlappiug peitmhs hau/*lug coinciding apertures aud ielaiiiiu-gg deif'iees extending' theretm'eugh aud thyeugi l the eel-e.

liu testimony whereof l alli); my siguatuw) iu the liiesenee eil two Wit:lesses7 this 30th day ef lleeeulber, 1905.

HUGH liflllllilll'.

lVituesses:

W lLFRED E. ,limvso N, FRANK S. APPLEMAN. 

